exaggerator
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A habitual exaggerator, he boasted that all four of his grandparents had been born in Manhattan; in fact only one was even born in America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
He calls Stepp "the biggest exaggerator I've ever met in my life".
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2021
As for Hendrix, even apart from the nonsense on his Facebook page, he is a chronic exaggerator.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2018
Nobody believes Dash, because he’s a serial exaggerator.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2017
Many incredible tales also I heard concerning the present wealth of the Al-Madinah Mosque: this must be expected when the exaggeration is considered likely to confer honour upon the exaggerator.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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